Minamikyūshū

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (December 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Japanese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,785 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at [[:ja:南九州市]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|ja|南九州市}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Minamikyūshū 南九州市
City
From top:Mount Ōno, statue of Buddha at Shimizu-iwaya Park, tea plantation, Chiran-Tokkō Heiwa Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Minamikyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture
Minamikyūshū Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°22′40″N 130°26′31″E / 31.37778°N 130.44194°E / 31.37778; 130.44194
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hiroyuki Nuruki
Area
• Total	357.85 km2 (138.17 sq mi)
Population  (November 1, 2023)
• Total	30,951
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	6204 Chiran-cho kōri, Minamikyushu-shi, Kagoshima-ken 897-0392
Website	www.city.minamikyushu.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	sunflower
Tree	Cherry blossom, Tea

Minamikyūshū (南九州市, Minamikyūshū-shi, lit. "South Kyushu City") is a city located on the southern tip of Satsuma Peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 39,738, with 17,288 households and a population density of 111.05 per km². The total area is 357.85 km².

The modern city of Minamikyūshū was established on December 1, 2007, from the merger of the town of Ei (from Ibusuki District), and the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe (both from Kawanabe District).^[1]

Notable people from Minamikyūshū[edit]

• Hiroko Yamasaki, former Japanese rhythmic gymnast.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
• Minamikyūshū City official website (in Japanese)

This Kagoshima Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e